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In this month of holidays and summer travel, it is awful to think that the crisis in Ukraine simply goes on. More than 13 million people have fled their homes.  Millions of families have been separated, people have been injured and killed, and their homes blown up. Critical infrastructure such as health facilities, water supplies...

Who is leading the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC)? It depends on who you talk to. The Moscow Patriarchate has recently reaffirmed its jurisdiction over the UOC, denying claims that the Church has severed its ties with Moscow. The Russian Holy Synod said: “We note with regret the continuing pressure on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from...

The Church Commissioners for England has learned from research it commissioned that Queen Anne’s Bounty, a predecessor fund of the Church Commissioners’ £10.1 billion endowment, had links with transatlantic chattel slavery. The Church Commissioners has said it is “deeply sorry for its predecessor fund’s links with transatlantic chattel slavery”. In the 18th century, Queen Anne’s...

All of the current Lords Spiritual have recently signed a letter to The Times voicing alarm about the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The Bishops wrote in their letter that “this policy should shame us as a nation.” They went on: “Our Christian heritage should inspire us to treat asylum seekers with...

When Bradford was recently named the UK’s City of Culture for 2025, it had an immediate effect on the Bishop of Bradford, as well as the city. The Rt Revd Dr Toby Howarth said he could not remember ever “being hugged by so many as together, the realisation dawned that our trajectory as a city...

There will always be fights within the Church. It is “inevitable”. So says the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. “The Church is full of people, people are full of conflict, and so the Church is full of conflict”. But Justin Welby says he has learned that the Church need not shy away from this. Rather,...

One in three reports by motorists using a pioneering app to gather information on modern slavery in hand car washes have indicated potential labour exploitation, according to recent figures. The Clewer Initiative’s Safe Car Wash App, which allows drivers to respond to a check list of key factors that may suggest modern slavery or labour...

Have you started any home improvements this summer? So has the Church of England. It has launched a complete renovation of Church House Westminster and won’t finish until sometime next year. Church House will upgrade its 22,000 square feet of office space, create hybrid working arrangements, and offer new opportunities to increase income from outside...

 Children and young people have been the focus of this year’s grants from the Cathedral Music Trust (CMT).  A total of £400,000 has been awarded to choral foundations in the UK to enable young people to participate in cathedral music. The individual attention from an experienced vocal trainer, as well as the change to build...

Up to £3 million to boost diocesan discretionary funds More clergy from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds join House of Bishops Church Commissioners reports strong financial returns in 2021 of 13.3%  Church of England national funding to increase 30% Cathedrals can ‘light the way’ to Net Zero Cathedrals have a mission to show the ‘heart of...

The Church of England is to make extra funding available to dioceses for grants to help clergy and lay workers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Up to £3 million will be distributed to diocesan boards of finance or nominated local discretionary funds. The grants are aimed, in particular, towards helping those with rising energy bills....

Three clergy from UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage backgrounds have recently been elected to serve on the House of Bishops. It is part of a drive towards making the leadership of the Church of England more representative. The Revd Canon Arun Arora, co-chair of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce, the Revd Canon Dr Chigor Chike, Chair of...